Electrical power systems incorporating thermal energy storage
a technology of thermal energy storage and power systems, applied in steam engine plants, machines/engines, process and machine control, etc., can solve the problems of slow system, difficulty in constructing a more economically efficient system, and power loss of electric consumers, and achieve cost-effective implementation, easy integration, and easy implementation
Inactive Publication Date: 2018-03-22
SOLARRESERVE TECH
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The present invention is a thermal storage system that can easily integrate with a wide range of electric power systems. It can be used in larger scale power plants and is cost-effective to implement. The system can be retrofit into existing facilities, allowing them to have more capabilities and energy output. The system is quickly responsive to grid conditions and can independently modulate energy storage and discharge. It also allows for modularity, allowing for easy adaptation to changing needs. The system can be kept warm while responding to grid operators more quickly, making grid management easier and more valuable.
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If the excess is not stored, it may have to be discarded.
In other circumstances, electric consumers may be without power for a period of time due to a power outage.
Such outages can be caused by a variety of factors including weather issues and grid problems.
However, challenges remain for the system to be constructed more economically.
A slow system, in other words, is unable to respond to grid changes in a timely fashion.
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[0048]The embodiments of the present invention described below are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather a purpose of the embodiments chosen and described is so that the appreciation and understanding by others skilled in the art of the principles and practices of the present invention can be facilitated.
[0049]FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an electric power system 10 incorporating an energy storage and supply system 100 of the present invention. Electrical power system 10 generally includes a network of elements that generate, supply, distribute, and use electric power. Electric power system 10 can be a large-scale system that encompasses the supply distribution and use of electrical energy for a region, town, city, metropolitan area, state, or even a larger geographic area. A large scale electric power system sometimes may be referred to as “the grid.” Smaller electrical power systems ...
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The present invention provides a thermal storage system that is easily integrated with a wide range of electric power systems. In particular, the principles of the present invention are easily implemented at a very large scale to integrate with larger scale grid systems. The thermal storage aspects of the present invention are cost effective to implement. Also, the manner in which the systems operate allow thinner, less expensive wiring to be used effectively. Because heavy wiring can be a significant part of startup expenses, the ability to use thinner gauge wiring provides significant cost savings. Further, the systems are quickly responsive to grid conditions and not only modulate energy storage but also modulate energy storage fast enough to respond to grid conditions in real time.
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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present non-provisional Application claims the benefit of commonly owned provisional Application having Ser. No. 62 / 143,544, filed on Apr. 6, 2015, which provisional Application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to electrical power systems incorporating thermal energy storage. More particularly, the present invention relates to electrical power systems in which thermal energy is stored in a molten fluid and the rate at which electricity is stored in the molten fluid is controllably modulated responsive to one or more conditions of the electric power system as the molten fluid is heated.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]An electric power system is a network of electrical components used to supply, transmit and use electric power. An example of an electric power system is the network that supplies a region's homes and businesses with power. For sizable regions, this...
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CPCH02J3/38F28D20/0034F24J2/07F24J2/34F01K13/006F03G6/00F02C1/05F28D20/02F05D2260/42Y02E10/46F24S10/00H02J3/28H02J15/00F28D2020/0047G05D23/1923F01K3/186F24S20/20H02J2300/22H02J2300/24H02J3/381F24S60/10Y02E10/44Y02E10/56Y02E60/14F01K3/00
Inventor GREEN, ADAM
Owner SOLARRESERVE TECH